Senator Charles Schumer’s (Dem) amendment attached to an FAA authorization bill met with a watery grave on Thursday, failing by a vote of 42-54. The amendment would have seen the FAA forced to set a seat minimum size aboard commercial aircraft together with a minimum distance between rows. Diminishing personal space has been the top […]
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Boeing has expanded its training capabilities at its Flight Services campus in Shanghai to support customers in the region. Included in the new offerings are a Next-Generation 737 full-flight simulator and a state-of-the-art 737 maintenance training classroom. The Boeing Shanghai Flight Services campus also includes one 747 full-flight simulator, one 757/767 full-flight simulator and one
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SR Technics has concluded an exclusive contract with Condor Flugdienst GmbH, part of the Thomas Cook Group Airlines, to service its Pratt & Whitney (PW) 4000 engine fleet. The six-year contract covers SR Technics’ turnkey support for Condor’s PW4000 fleet, which keeps its Boeing 767 fleet flying with safe and efficient operations. The contracted work,
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International Airlines Group (IAG) reported consolidated March traffic was up 6.7% compared to the previous year and consolidated capacity for the month rose 5.4%. The load factor for March 2016 increased 1.0 point to 80.5%.
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William Ampofo has been named senior vice president, global operations and supply chain for Aviall, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company. In this role, William will have leadership responsibility for operations, supply chain, capital facilities, quality and the chemicals management business. William comes to Aviall from United Technologies Corporation (UTC).
Pratt & Whitney has awarded long-term agreement contracts valued at US$17m over 10 years to four key Italian aerospace suppliers – Aerea S.p.A., APR S.r.l., Mepit S.r.l. and NCM S.p.A. – to manufacture F135 engine components for the fifth generation F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft. Pratt & Whitney has invested in a global manufacturing network
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Emirates Airline has selected UTC Aerospace Systems for asset management and repair services of components and systems on its fleet of Airbus A380 aircraft. As part of the customized 15-year C.A.R.E. program agreement UTC Aerospace Systems, under its Comprehensive Accessory Repair and Exchange (C.A.R.E.) program, will provide inventory support and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO)
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In March, Finnair’s overall capacity grew by 3.3% and traffic grew by 4.2% year‐over‐year. The passenger load factor rose by 0.6% points to 79.5%.
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MTU Maintenance has signed an exclusive 5-year contract with the Mexican low cost carrier VivaAerobus for the maintenance, repair and overhaul of the airline’s seven leased V2500-A5-powered aircraft. The German-based service provider for commercial aero engines has already performed more than 4,000 shop visits for the V2500 engines since it started its MRO services for
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